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Educators are working to create a welcoming atmosphere at Summerland Secondary School and other schools within the Okanagan-Skaha School District. The school district is working to bring in anti-racism information and speakers. (Summerland Review file photo)

Okanagan-Skaha School District working to address racism

Anti-racism information and speakers included in effort to compat racist incidents

 

An anti-Black slur was added underneath the words Welcome Back at the Summerland Secondary School sign. The slur has been blurred in this photo. The incident occurred overnight Sept. 9 to 10 and the vandalism was removed on the morning of Sept. 10. (Photo by Toni Boot)

Summerland youth takes responsibility for racial slur on school sign

Slur was posted on sign at Summerland Secondary School overnight Sept. 9 to 10

 

An anti-Black slur was added underneath the words Welcome Back at the Summerland Secondary School sign. The slur has been blurred in this photo. The incident occurred overnight Sept. 9 to 10 and the vandalism was removed on the morning of Sept. 10. (Photo by Toni Boot)

Summerland youth takes responsibility for racial slur on school sign

Slur was posted on sign at Summerland Secondary School overnight Sept. 9 to 10

 

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LETTER: Summerland United Church calls on anti-racism action

Statement comes following anti-Black slur on sign at high school

  • Sep 14, 2023
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An anti-Black slur was added underneath the words Welcome Back at the Summerland Secondary School sign. The slur has been blurred in this photo. The incident occurred overnight Sept. 9 to 10 and the vandalism was removed on the morning of Sept. 10. (Photo by Toni Boot)

Anti-Black slur left on school sign in Summerland

Incident occurred overnight Sept 9 to 10

An anti-Black slur was added underneath the words Welcome Back at the Summerland Secondary School sign. The slur has been blurred in this photo. The incident occurred overnight Sept. 9 to 10 and the vandalism was removed on the morning of Sept. 10. (Photo by Toni Boot)
An anti-Black slur was added underneath the words Welcome Back at the Summerland Secondary School sign. The slur has been blurred in this photo. The incident occurred overnight Sept. 9 to 10 and the vandalism was removed on the morning of Sept. 10. (Photo by Toni Boot)

Anti-Black slur left on school sign in Summerland

Incident occurred overnight Sept 9 to 10

An anti-Black slur was added underneath the words Welcome Back at the Summerland Secondary School sign. The slur has been blurred in this photo. The incident occurred overnight Sept. 9 to 10 and the vandalism was removed on the morning of Sept. 10. (Photo by Toni Boot)
People attend a Red Dress Day ceremony marking the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited people in Canada, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, May 5, 2022. Racism and the lack of primary care providers mean off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit females have poorer health overall compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, says a study by the Public Health Agency of Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Racism factor in unequal health care provided Indigenous women: PHAC study

‘Colonialism isn’t historic, it’s ongoing — these harms are continuing and they’re perpetuated still’

People attend a Red Dress Day ceremony marking the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited people in Canada, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, May 5, 2022. Racism and the lack of primary care providers mean off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit females have poorer health overall compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, says a study by the Public Health Agency of Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
June Francis, chairperson of the anti-racism data committee, front, and B.C. Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson are among those calling on B.C. residents to fill out the new B.C. Demographics Survey to help curb systematic racism in government services. (Bailey Seymour/News Bulletin)

B.C. government hoping for more responses to racism survey

Survey has been delivered to 800,000 households

June Francis, chairperson of the anti-racism data committee, front, and B.C. Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson are among those calling on B.C. residents to fill out the new B.C. Demographics Survey to help curb systematic racism in government services. (Bailey Seymour/News Bulletin)
Minister Lisa Beare, Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu, and others gathered at the Bunk House Desi Junction in Kelowna to announce grants supporting organizations spread the B.C. Demographic Survey. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Kelowna Community Resources receives grant to help end racism

$88,000 has been given to 35 organizations across B.C.

  • Jul 14, 2023
Minister Lisa Beare, Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu, and others gathered at the Bunk House Desi Junction in Kelowna to announce grants supporting organizations spread the B.C. Demographic Survey. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
FILE - The mother of killed 17-year-old Nahel, center on truck, gestures during a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, 2023 in Nanterre, outside Paris. The killing of Nahel during a traffic check Tuesday, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in housing projects and other disadvantaged neighborhoods around France. After more than 3,400 arrests and signs that the violence is now abating, France is once again facing a reckoning. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

New riots make France confront an old problem

What is France doing wrong that prevents some from feeling equality and fraternity for all?

FILE - The mother of killed 17-year-old Nahel, center on truck, gestures during a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, 2023 in Nanterre, outside Paris. The killing of Nahel during a traffic check Tuesday, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in housing projects and other disadvantaged neighborhoods around France. After more than 3,400 arrests and signs that the violence is now abating, France is once again facing a reckoning. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
June Francis, B.C.’s Anti-Racism Data Committee chair speaks during the launch of B.C.’s demographic Survey June 14, 2023 at Vancouver’s Chinatown Storytelling Centre. She is joined by committee member Jessica (t’łisala) Guss. (Lauren Collins)

B.C. launches survey to identify systemic racism in government services

Anti-racism committee chair acknowledges data has been used to harm, exclude in the past

June Francis, B.C.’s Anti-Racism Data Committee chair speaks during the launch of B.C.’s demographic Survey June 14, 2023 at Vancouver’s Chinatown Storytelling Centre. She is joined by committee member Jessica (t’łisala) Guss. (Lauren Collins)
An anti-Black slur was painted on a wall at the tennis courts at Summerland Secondary School, near a mural with a Truth and Reconciliation message. The vandalism was observed in early June. This is not the first incident of graffiti with a racist message left in Summerland. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

Racist graffiti sprayed at Summerland Secondary School

Previous incidents of graffiti with racist messages have also been reported in Summerland

An anti-Black slur was painted on a wall at the tennis courts at Summerland Secondary School, near a mural with a Truth and Reconciliation message. The vandalism was observed in early June. This is not the first incident of graffiti with a racist message left in Summerland. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)
An anti-Black slur was painted on a wall at the tennis courts at Summerland Secondary School, near a mural with a Truth and Reconciliation message. The vandalism was observed in early June. This is not the first incident of graffiti with a racist message left in Summerland. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

Racist graffiti sprayed at Summerland Secondary School

Previous incidents of graffiti with racist messages have also been reported in Summerland

An anti-Black slur was painted on a wall at the tennis courts at Summerland Secondary School, near a mural with a Truth and Reconciliation message. The vandalism was observed in early June. This is not the first incident of graffiti with a racist message left in Summerland. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma speaks during a ministers meeting in Ottawa, on Friday, March 10, 2023. The B.C. government has released 12 priorities for anti-racism research in its first update since the Anti-Racism Data Act came into effect last June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

‘A road map’: Anti-racism data committee releases 12 priorities

Chair says there’s ‘no reason’ for government not to take action

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma speaks during a ministers meeting in Ottawa, on Friday, March 10, 2023. The B.C. government has released 12 priorities for anti-racism research in its first update since the Anti-Racism Data Act came into effect last June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
B.C.’s Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, Vancouver-Kensington MLA Mable Elmore, at the Lakeside Resort in Penticton on Friday, May 12, for the Confronting the White Elephant, Exploring Anti-Racism forum.

B.C.’s head of anti-racism visits Penticton for ‘Confronting the White Elephant’ forum

‘We need your help to identify how we move forward,’ said Mable Elmore at the anti-racism forum

B.C.’s Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, Vancouver-Kensington MLA Mable Elmore, at the Lakeside Resort in Penticton on Friday, May 12, for the Confronting the White Elephant, Exploring Anti-Racism forum.
A Black Montreal man is suing Montreal police and two officers after being handcuffed and arbitrarily detained after officers suspected he had stolen his own car. A Montreal police badge is shown during a news conference in Montreal, Thursday, August 4, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Black Montrealer sues police after being handcuffed over suspected theft of own car

Brice Dossa alleges he was victim of racial profiling, illegal arrest and excessive force

A Black Montreal man is suing Montreal police and two officers after being handcuffed and arbitrarily detained after officers suspected he had stolen his own car. A Montreal police badge is shown during a news conference in Montreal, Thursday, August 4, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Dr. June Francis is the chair of B.C.’s Anti-Racism Data Committee, which is set to release their priorities and statistics in June 2023. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)

It needs to have teeth: B.C.’s anti-racism data committee readies to release priorities, stats

11-person committee meets monthly at different organizations throughout the province

Dr. June Francis is the chair of B.C.’s Anti-Racism Data Committee, which is set to release their priorities and statistics in June 2023. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal awarded a B.C. man $6,000 after two of his colleagues used a derogatory slur against him during a physical fight. (The Canadian Press)

B.C. taxi driver wins human rights complaint over colleagues’ use of derogatory slur

Man awarded $6,000 for psychological impacts

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal awarded a B.C. man $6,000 after two of his colleagues used a derogatory slur against him during a physical fight. (The Canadian Press)
An international student was taken to hospital after being assaulted at a Kelowna bus stop on March. 17. (World Sikh Organization of Canada)

‘Investigate attack on international student as a hate crime’: Kelowna Sikh community

An international student was taken to hospital after being assaulted at a Kelowna bus stop

An international student was taken to hospital after being assaulted at a Kelowna bus stop on March. 17. (World Sikh Organization of Canada)
A doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck as he tends to patients in his office in Illinois, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Two University of Calgary researchers weren’t surprised when their survey of Alberta doctors showed biases against Indigenous patients, but they were shocked by some of the comments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson

‘Really worrisome’: Survey suggests some Alberta doctors have anti-Indigenous biases

8% of respondents said they felt unfavourable towards Indigenous patients

A doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck as he tends to patients in his office in Illinois, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Two University of Calgary researchers weren’t surprised when their survey of Alberta doctors showed biases against Indigenous patients, but they were shocked by some of the comments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson